Japanese Americans

An eye opening few days travelling in north west Pakistan, close to the border with Afghanistan, exploring a completely different culture with relatively few Western influences. Here we were the exotic ones, with passing cars of families stopping to take selfies and group photos with us. Mingora Bazaar and the bustling streets around were an […]

Japan has announced that for the first time since World War II it is seeking aircraft carriers as part of a massive 5-year $242-billion military overhaul, primarily to counter what it perceives as a growing China threat, which is about $17.8 billion more than in an earlier defense budget. Defense officials unveiled plans on Tuesday to […]

Early this Spring I got a chance to talk to David Giddings of Keiryu Rod Co. and talked in length about the differences between Keiryu fly fishing and Tenkara fishing. First off with Keiryu fishing you have the ability to use several fishing methods that are popular in Japan which are fly fishing, lure fishing […]

So last time, I started talking about Yasuoka Yukiko, an author who appears repeatedly over the course of a year in Uchuujin and then vanishes as suddenly as she arrived. I ended up writing waaaaaaay more about Yasuoka’s “Io” than I intended, so here we are at part 2 of my look at her stories, this […]

For those of us who want to watch movies during the holiday season either in the dvd version or via the online platform, here is the third suggested list of the following movies as options for viewing in the comfort of their homes for entertainment during the said occasion and to learn some lessons from […]

Tonight’s updates will unfortunately have to be our last of 2018. I had hoped to continue for a couple more days before breaking for the holidays but between holiday plans, travel plans, and other commitments my attention and stress levels have reached the breaking point. Owing in part to a strange winter break schedule for […]

Japan has announced that for the first time since World War II it is seeking aircraft carriers as part of a massive 5-year $242-billion military overhaul, primarily to counter what it perceives as a growing China threat, which is about $17.8 billion more than in an earlier defense budget. Defense officials unveiled plans on Tuesday to […]

(Natural News) You can improve your recent memory through a short session of light exercise. An article in Psychology Today reported that people performed better in short-term memory tests after spending 10 minutes on an exercise bike at a steady but unhurried pace. The findings came from an experiment conducted by Japanese and American researchers…. […]

Japan has announced that for the first time since World War II it is seeking aircraft carriers as part of a massive 5-year $242-billion military overhaul, primarily to counter what it perceives as a growing China threat, which is about $17.8 billion mo…

(Natural News) You can improve your recent memory through a short session of light exercise. An article in Psychology Today reported that people performed better in short-term memory tests after spending 10 minutes on an exercise bike at a steady but unhurried pace. The findings came from an experiment conducted by Japanese and American researchers…. […]

In the wake of terror attacks, and as Europe unravels, it feels as if we live in divided times. But civilisation is more united than ever. The challenges of the future climate change, AI, biotechnology will only bring us closer Recent events in the Middle East and Europe seem to breathe fresh life into the […]

The space industry is rocketing through the last few weeks of 2018. And on Wednesday, December 19th, there are four rockets slated to launch from locations all over the globe. Thanks to how the orbital mechanics of these flights worked out, you could potentially watch a launch during breakfast, lunch, and dinner (depending on when […]

So. All of my grand ideas to blog before we landed on American Samoa were apparently for naught, but here is the mile-high overview of getting out here. We had grand plans, did DH and I, to have everything out of the house by 9/30, when my folks were aiming to show up and move […]